Editorial

“First, Do No Harm”

by James Hitchcock

Religion and politics are indeed a potentially lethal mix, and Touchstone’s
judgments about the Democratic party have inevitably brought forth charges that
the journal is blindly loyal to the Republicans. If so, it were a grievous fault.

One reason for criticizing Democrats rather than Republicans is that, with
some exceptions, Republicans do not seem to have the same religious commitment
to their party that many Democrats have to theirs. Touchstone’s
judgments were inspired by a fascinating study1 showing that
the more fervent a church member is, the more likely he is to vote Republican,
while the large majority of self-described non-religious people are Democrats,
with people who are anti-religious . . .

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